Top Gateshead Martial Arts Clubs & Instructors

Gateshead Martial Arts Clubs & Instructors offering some of the best local Martial Arts Classes in Gateshead - children & adults, beginners to advanced welcome - Pay per session or join a monthly membership

Gateshead Martial Arts Classes

It’s surprising how popular taking up martial arts is nowadays! There has been a massive increase in people looking to take it up throughout the UK and Gateshead is no exception to the rule. It's a great way to keep fit, it’s social, competitive and has a great team spirit. Not only are you learning something that can be useful but you’re also building concentration, focus and strength too. You can’t expect to become a professional in days but the training will pay off. There is nothing like practising that move over and over again and then in a sparring session being able to deliver it perfectly!

What’s the Best Gateshead Martial Art to Choose?

We can’t tell you which are the best martial arts to learn in Gateshead because a lot comes down to your personal choice. You should visit the club or school and see what the vibe is like, speak to some of the other people there. If you get on with them and feel comfortable, then that’s a good sign you’re in the right place!

Popular Martial Arts Classes in Gateshead

We’ve researched which are the most popular martial arts classes that people search for online. Are they the best martial arts to start training in? Only you can decide that!

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Martial Arts for Self-Defense

Yes, it is good to know how to defend yourselves but most instructors will tell you that there is no winner when it comes to standing toe to toe with an assailant and trying to beat them. The best self defence strategy is to always escape as fast as possible and run away. What martial arts will do, is help teach you how to escape, how to break a grip, possibly disable the assailant and then get out of there! One of the key factors to your escape is confidence in the knowledge that you CAN escape.

At the Bartitsu & Antagonistics Forum we are dedicated to exploring historical martial arts, teaching practical self-defence and creating a friendly environment in which to train. The core disciplines of Bartitsu are pugilism (bear knuckle boxing), Savate (French kickboxing), Jujitsu (grappling) and Cane (as well as other improvised weapons). The main weapons we teach under Antagonists are s ...